IT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH DIGITAL SERVICES & SOLUTIONS : RESOLVING SOCIAL ISSUES & PROBLEMS

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IT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
THROUGH DIGITAL SERVICES
& SOLUTIONS : RESOLVING
SOCIAL ISSUES & PROBLEMS
Heera Lal, IAS
MD, UPDESCO 1

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CONTENT
BRIEF HISTORY
BUSINESS VERTICALS
KEY ENABLERS FOR INNOVATION OF IT
A RECENT KEY MILESTONES
A KEY INITIATIVE
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A WAY FORWARD

3. BRIEF HISTORY
http://upite.gov.in/Updesco/index.aspx
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4. Transforming Governance since 40 Years
BUSINESS VERTICALS
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5. KEY ENABLERS FOR INNOVATION OF GOVERNANCE
THROUGH IT
Technology
Process Re-
engineering
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6. A RECENT KEY MILESTONES
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7. GOOD GOVERNANCE
Mega Call Centre
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िििि, नििििि निििि, निििििि नििि निििििि
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8. GENDER EQUALITY
1090 – Women Powerline
“gVk nks lc ck/kk,a esjs iFk dh] feVk nks vk”kadk,a lc eu dh
tekus dks cnyus dh “kfDr dks le>ks] dne ls dne feyk ds pyus rks
nks eq>dks ”
(vkt dh efgyk )
http://1090up.in/
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Video Clip: Women Power Line 1090 in UP

9. GOVERNMENT 3
Samajwadi Smart Phone http://samajwadisp.in/
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10. BOOSTING NUTRITION & PRIMARY EDUCATION
Video Clip: IVRS Based Daily Monitoring System
MID DAY MEAL: IVRS Based Daily Monitoring System
“All children sit and eat together. This way they grow
up as better individuals. This promotes the feeling of
togetherness.” …..(A citizen)
http://www.upmdm.org/ivrs.html
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11. POLITICAL REFORM
Digitization of Vidhan Sabha Proceedings http://upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in/
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12. MAKING FARMERS POWERFUL
Video Clip: Mobile for Agriculture with Behtar Zindagi - mKisan
mKisan Portal: Mobile Based Services for Farmers http://mkisan.gov.in/
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13. IT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE: A WAY FORWARD
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14. THANK YOU
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15. MISSION & OBJECTIVE
http://upite.gov.in/Updesco/index.aspx
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UPDESCO's strength lies mainly in the multi-disciplinary expertise of its
technical manpower. It is in a unique position to view the systems from within
and without, and to help its clients adapt themselves to the modern
management techniques.
Mission
► To build up a reservoir of expertise and experience and render aid and advise for a fee or otherwise to
different government departments, agencies, institutions and others in the formulation and implementation
of development plans, introduction of modern management practices and collection, processing, storage and
retrieval of relevant qualitative and quantitative information.
► To undertake on its own or in collaboration with or through other Organizations, Agencies, Institutes or
individual, exploratory, diagnostic, evaluatory, analytical and analytical and techno-economic studies, pilot
Action-Research Projects, and surveys pertaining to various projects, sectors, or areas of development.
► To undertake and/or assist the preparation of integrated plans and the monitoring of their implementation.
► To organize, install, manage and operate data handling and computation services of any description
whatsoever independently or in collaboration with others, which in the opinion of the Company, are likely to
assist different government departments, organisations, institutions and others.
► To promote the dissemination of ideas and techniques relevant to the accelerated and efficient management.
Objectives